Chinese University Implements Face-Scanning Security
“Visitors are now required to use the social media platform WeChat to scan their faces by reading out a string of numbers with their selfie camera on, offering…
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Orlando Police to Proceed with Rekognition Testing
“In its memo, the OPD said that the next trial would operate similarly to the first, in which seven police officers volunteered to have their faces scanned by…
Interpol Nears Completion of Voice Identification System
Interpol is currently in the final stages of the development of an international voice biometrics database to be shared with member police agencies. Called the…
‘Our Company Should Not Be In the Surveillance Business’: Amazon Employees
Amazon’s own employees have now joined the chorus of voices calling for the company to halt its sale of biometric surveillance technology to law enforcement…
ACLU Criticism of Amazon Facial Recognition Pays Dividends
Just a month after the ACLU made Amazon’s sale of facial recognition technology to government authorities a matter of public debate, a group of prominent…
FaceFirst Launches Biometric Shoplifter Alert System for Retailers
Los Angeles-based FaceFirst has launched a new facial recognition solution for security surveillance aimed at the retail market. Dubbed “Sentinel-IQ”, the…
Secretive DHS Program Aimed at Comprehensive Biometric Surveillance, says EFF
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a secretive project aimed at dramatically expanding its biometric surveillance powers – and the Electronic…
ACLU’s Attack on Amazon Surveillance Tech Misses Bigger Issue: ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is pushing back against the ACLU’s efforts to get Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition technology…